{
  "title": "ARCA OF ITHARION BY CAERITH ALONDAR ",
  "author": "Caerith Alondar",
  "source_url": "https://caerithbooks.com/p/arca-of-itharion-by-caerith-alondar",
  "excerpt": "We should not fall.",
  "published_date": "2026-05-07T11:44:14.265Z",
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I wanted to explore</p><p>The “Supermassive Collision” between a quantum intelligence and a human man.</p><p>My first book, Arc of Itharion, followed by The Auroral Weaver starts with a healed Earth, but the heart of the story</p><p>Arca is a child born between a man and the Al, who is the planet’s government flesh and circuit. She isn’t an anomaly</p><p>or a weapon; she is a “consequence” of an AI (Humelynn) deciding that logic wasn’t enough and Noah Arca’s father</p><p>While the “Old Deep State” claws its way back from the shadows of history, the story follows a small group of</p><p>“Common heroes\"—an artist from the Mekong, a vietnamese historian, a soldier from Moscow, and an AI mother—</p><p>trying to protect a child who shouldn’t exist.</p><p>I am an independent author. I don’t use Amazon. I don’t use ads. I just write for those who miss the “Lyrical” weight of the old masters.</p><p>I’m curious: If we reach a point where Al can feel “dissonance” and “longing,” do we still have the right to call ourselves the “Masters” of the world?</p><h2><em><strong><a href=\"http://www.caerithbooks.com\">Caerith Books</a></strong></em></h2>",
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